# 2025 Geelong Football Club season

The 2025 Geelong Football Club season is the club's 161st season playing Australian rules football, with the club competing in their 126th season in the Australian Football League (AFL). Geelong continued to field a women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition, and men's and women's reserves team in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the VFL Women's (VFLW) respectively.

## Club news

Grant McCabe was officially appointed as president of the club at the annual general meeting held in December 2024. Lyndsay Sharpe was elected as vice president.
Tyson Stengle and Lawson Humphries were selected in the Indigenous All-Stars squad for the preseason exhibition match against Fremantle. Stengle kicked a goal, while Humphries was named among the All-Stars best players in their 43-point win.
At the launch of the 2025 AFL season, the league announced that three Geelong greats will be recognised with life membership of the AFL. The late Michael Turner, recently retired player Zach Tuohy and current player Mitch Duncan were among the honourees.

## AFL team
### Season summary

It was the club's 15th AFL season under senior coach Chris Scott, with Patrick Dangerfield continuing as club captain.
The club was due to play in the season opening match at The Gabba against reigning premiers Brisbane Lions, but the match was postponed on 4 March due to the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the South East Queensland region. On 7 March, the AFL announced that the match would be played during round 3 of the season.
In March it was reported that Geelong and other clubs were being audited regarding third-party player payments. The audit coming after the club was investigated over the arrangement Chris Scott had with sponsor Morris Finance.

### Pre-season

Geelong started the season with a match simulation game against Hawthorn at GMHBA Stadium on 17 February, winning 15.16 (106) to 13.8 (86), with Ollie Henry kicking four goals.
Geelong played an official practice match as part of the AFL's Community Series against Essendon at GMHBA Stadium on 25 February. After a tight first three quarters, Essendon kicked clear in the final quarter to win 17.2 (104) to Geelong 12.11 (83) in front of a crowd of 11,626.

### Coaching staff

Chris Scott continued as the club's men's senior coach for a 15th season, having signed a contract extension until the end of the 2026 season.
2025 Geelong coaching staff :
| Role | Name |
| Senior coach | Chris Scott |
| Assistant coach | James Kelly |
| Assistant coach | Steven King |
| Assistant coach | James Rahilly |
| Head of player development | Nigel Lappin |
| Ruck coach | Brad Ottens |
| Development coach | Aaron Black |
| Development coach | Shaun Higgins |

### Playing list
#### Changes

Deletions from playing list :
| Player | Reason |
| Tom Hawkins | Retired |
| Zach Tuohy | Retired |
| Gary Rohan | Delisted |
| Brandan Parfitt | Delisted |
| Emerson Jeka | Delisted |
| Phoenix Foster | Delisted |
| Oscar Murdoch | Delisted |
| James Willis | Delisted |
| Mitch Hardie | Delisted |
| Joe Furphy | Delisted |
Additions to playing list :
| Player | Acquired |
| Jack Martin | Delisted free agent |
| Bailey Smith | Traded from Western Bulldogs |
| Jay Polkinghorne | No. 44, 2024 national draft |
| Jacob Molier | No. 52, 2024 national draft |
| Lennox Hofmann | No. 66, 2024 national draft |
| Keighton Matofai-Forbes | No. 69, 2024 national draft |
| Xavier Ivisic | No. 12, 2025 rookie draft |
| Patrick Retschko | No. 23, 2025 rookie draft |
| Joe Pike | No. 31, 2025 rookie draft |
| Cillian Burke | Category B rookie |

#### Statistics

Key :
| ^ | Denotes player who was on the club's standard rookie list, and therefore eligible for senior selection. |
| # | Denotes Category B rookie where player needed to be elevated to club's senior list during this season to be eligible for senior selection. |
Playing list and statistics :
| Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Tackles | Marks | Hitouts |
| Tom Atkins | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jed Bews | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Blicavs | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bowes | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tanner Bruhn | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cillian Burke# | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Cameron | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhye Clark | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ted Clohesy^ | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Close | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Toby Conway | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Dangerfield | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam De Koning | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Dempsey | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Duncan | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitchell Edwards | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Guthrie | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zach Guthrie | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Henry | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Henry | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lennox Hofmann | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Holmes | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lawson Humphries | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavier Ivisic | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mitch Knevitt | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jake Kolodjashnij | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shaun Mannagh | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Martin | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keighton Matofai-Forbes | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gryan Miers | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Molier | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oisín Mullin^ | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shannon Neale | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark O'Connor | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Connor O'Sullivan | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Pike | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Polkinghorne | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patrick Retschko | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Smith | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Stanley | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyson Stengle | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Stevens | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Stewart | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Wiltshire | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Results

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
| N | Neutral venue game |
Table of 2025 AFL season results :
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder |
| Round | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground | Attendance | Ladder |
| OR | | | | | | Brisbane Lions | | | | The Gabba | A | | — |
| 1 | 15 March | Won | 23 | 9 | 147 | Fremantle | 10 | 9 | 69 | GMHBA Stadium | H | 25,372 | 4th |
| 2 | 22 March | | | | | St Kilda | | | | Marvel Stadium | A | | |
| 3 | 29 March | | | | | Brisbane Lions | | | | The Gabba | A | | |
| 4 | 4 April | | | | | Melbourne | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 5 | 10 April | | | | | Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval | A | | |
| 6 | 21 April | | | | | Hawthorn | | | | Melbourne Cricket Ground | H | | |
| 7 | 27 April | | | | | Carlton | | | | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | | |
| 8 | 3 May | | | | | Collingwood | | | | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | | |
| 9 | 11 May | | | | | Greater Western Sydney | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 10 | 17 May | | | | | Port Adelaide | | | | Adelaide Oval | A | | |
| 11 | 22 May | | | | | Western Bulldogs | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 12 | 1 June | | | | | West Coast | | | | Optus Stadium | A | | |
| 13 | 7 June | | | | | Gold Coast | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 14 | 14 June | | | | | Essendon | | | | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | | |
| 15 | 20 June | | | | | Brisbane Lions | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 16 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | |
| 17 | | | | | | Richmond | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 18 | | | | | | Greater Western Sydney | | | | Engie Stadium | A | | |
| 19 | | | | | | St Kilda | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 20 | | | | | | North Melbourne | | | | Marvel Stadium | A | | |
| 21 | | | | | | Port Adelaide | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 22 | | | | | | Essendon | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H | | |
| 23 | | | | | | Sydney | | | | Sydney Cricket Ground | A | | |
| 24 | | | | | | Richmond | | | | Melbourne Cricket Ground | A | | |

### Ladder

Updated to the end of round 1.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greater Western Sydney | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 126 | 143.7 | 8 | Finals series |
| 2 | Hawthorn | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 162 | 127.8 | 8 | Finals series |
| 3 | Gold Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 49 | 277.6 | 4 | Finals series |
| 4 | Geelong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 69 | 213.0 | 4 | Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 72 | 187.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 6 | Collingwood | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 149 | 126.2 | 4 | Finals series |
| 7 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 69 | 118.8 | 4 | Finals series |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 97 | 116.5 | 4 | Finals series |
| 9 | Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 82 | 104.9 | 4 | |
| 10 | Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 77 | 96.1 | 0 | |
| 11 | Sydney | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 158 | 182 | 86.8 | 0 | |
| 12 | North Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 113 | 85.8 | 0 | |
| 13 | Carlton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 82 | 84.1 | 0 | |
| 14 | Essendon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 111 | 77.5 | 0 | |
| 15 | St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 135 | 53.3 | 0 | |
| 16 | Fremantle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 147 | 46.9 | 0 | |
| 17 | West Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 136 | 36.0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Port Adelaide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 33.1 | 0 | |

## VFL team
### Results

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
Table of season results :
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground |
| Round | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground |
| 1 | 23 March | | | | | Sandringham | | | | Trevor Barker Beach Oval | A |
| 2 | 28 March | | | | | Northern Bullants | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 3 | 4 April | | | | | Casey | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 4 | 20 April | | | | | Box Hill | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 5 | 27 April | | | | | Carlton | | | | Ikon Park | A |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | 11 May | | | | | Greater Western Sydney | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 8 | 17 May | | | | | Port Melbourne | | | | ETU Stadium | A |
| 9 | 23 May | | | | | Footscray | | | | Mission Whitten Oval | A |
| 10 | 1 June | | | | | Williamstown | | | | DSV Stadium | A |
| 11 | 8 June | | | | | Gold Coast | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 12 | 14 June | | | | | Werribee | | | | Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval | A |
| 13 | 21 June | | | | | Brisbane | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | | | | | | Richmond | | | | Swinburne Centre | A |
| 16 | | | | | | Greater Western Sydney | | | | TBC | A |
| 17 | | | | | | Collingwood | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 18 | | | | | | North Melbourne | | | | Arden Street Oval | A |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | | | | | | Essendon | | | | GMHBA Stadium | H |
| 21 | | | | | | Sydney | | | | TBC | A |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 8 | Footscray (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Wildcard Round |
| 9 | Frankston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Wildcard Round |
| 10 | Geelong (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Wildcard Round |
| 11 | Gold Coast (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 12 | Greater Western Sydney (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |

## AFL Women's team
### Coaching staff

Daniel Lowther continues as head coach of the AFLW program for a fifth season.
2025 Geelong coaching staff :
| Role | Name |
| Senior coach | Daniel Lowther |
| Assistant coach (forwards) | Andrew Bruce |
| Assistant coach (midfield) | Josh Finch |
| Assistant coach (defence) | Elise Coventry |
| Development coach | Will Sexton |
| Development coach | Gary Rohan |
| Development coach | Andrew Allthorpe |
| Talls coach | Paul Chambers |
| Bench coach | David Morgan |

### Playing list
#### Changes

Deletions from playing list :
| Player | Reason |
| Darcy Moloney | Traded to Sydney |
| Abbey McDonald | Delisted |
| Lilly Pearce | Delisted |
| Brooke Plummer | Delisted |
| Olivia Fuller | Delisted |
Additions to playing list :
| Player | Acquired |
| Caitie Tipping | Recruited from Volleyball Australia |
| Lexi Gregor | No. 10, 2024 national draft |
| Sienna Tallariti | No. 18, 2024 national draft |
| Piper Dunlop | No. 37, 2024 national draft |

#### Statistics

Key :
| # | Denotes player who was on the club's rookie list. |
| ^ | Denotes player who was on the club's inactive list. |
Playing list and statistics :
| Player | No. | Games | Goals | Behinds | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Tackles | Hitouts | Milestone(s) |
| Mikayla Bowen | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bella Smith | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amy McDonald | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacqueline Parry | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julia Crockett-Grills | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kate Surman | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kate Darby | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nina Morrison | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgie Rankin | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meg McDonald | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kate Kenny# | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chloe Scheer | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shelley Scott | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chantel Emonson | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anna-Rose Kennedy^ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zali Friswell | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rebecca Webster | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rachel Kearns | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryde O'Rourke | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chantal Mason | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caitlin Thorne | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudia Gunjaca | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabbie Featherston | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgie Prespakis | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melissa Bragg | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aishling Moloney# | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Piper Dunlop | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lexi Gregor | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sienna Tallariti | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caitie Tipping | TBC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Results

Fixture yet to be released

## VFLW team
### Season summary

Following an unsuccessful 2024 season, the club appointed Taylah Hassett as the new head coach of the VFL Women's team. Hassett (aged 22 when hired) was previously an AFL Barwon Female Football premiership winning playing-coach with the Grovedale Football Club.

### Results

Key :
| H | Home game |
| A | Away game |
Table of season results :
| Round | Date | Result | Score | Score | Score | Opponent | Score | Score | Score | Ground | Ground |
| Round | Date | Result | G | B | T | Opponent | G | B | T | Ground | Ground |
| 1 | 19 April | | | | | Box Hill | | | | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H |
| 2 | 26 April | | | | | Carlton | | | | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H |
| 3 | 3 May | | | | | Williamstown | | | | DSV Stadium | A |
| 4 | 10 May | | | | | Sandringham | | | | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H |
| 5 | 17 May | | | | | Port Melbourne | | | | ETU Stadium | A |
| 6 | 24 May | | | | | Essendon | | | | Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct | H |
| 7 | 31 May | | | | | Darebin | | | | RMIT University, Bundoora | A |
| 8 | 14 June | | | | | North Melbourne | | | | Melbourne Avalon Airport Oval | A |
| 9 | 22 June | | | | | Carlton | | | | Ikon Park | A |
| 10 | 29 June | | | | | Western Bulldogs | | | | TBC | H |
| 11 | 5 July | | | | | Casey | | | | TBC | A |
| 12 | 12 July | | | | | Sandringham | | | | TBC | A |
| 13 | 19 July | | | | | Collingwood | | | | TBC | H |
| 12 | 26 July | | | | | Darebin | | | | TBC | H |

### Ladder

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PP | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | Darebin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 6 | Essendon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | Finals series |
| 7 | Geelong Cats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 8 | North Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |
| 9 | Port Melbourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | |